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UK fashion creatives feel pressured to work for free

New research from trade union Bectu (Broadcasting Entertainment Communications and Theatre Union) has revealed that eight in ten UK fashion creatives have felt pressured to work for free, and only 10 percent of those surveyed say they feel secure in their job. Bectu’s fashion branch, Fashion UK, surveyed more than 500 fashion creatives working...

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Fashion freelancers can now join a union for creative workers

Freelance staff working in the fashion industry can now join Bectu, a trade union for the creative industries. Counting over 40,000 members, Bectu represents workers in the music, film, television and other creative industries. Fashion assistants and freelancers will for the first time have a support body to turn to. Tamara Cincik, CEO of...